Bag fastener



F. 1. LAU.

BAG FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 192x.

1,405,524, Patented Feb; 7, 1922.

TIICIE- 4 a r f 5 @noauto/o STATS;

FREDRICK J. LAU, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WORCESTER METAL aTENr orifice.

GOODS COMPANY, OF WATERBUBY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION 0F MASSACHU- SETTS.

BAG FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 7,1922.

Application led February 24, 1921. Serial No. 447,628.

To all whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that I, FREDRIGK J. LAU, a citizen of the United States, residin at Waterbury, county of New Haven, tate of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to bag fasteners and has for its object to provide a lever fastener in which the lever shall be easier to grasp for the purpose of raising the same and openino' the fastener, and in which the fastener s iall present a more finished` and elegant appearance. 1

The following is a description ofa fastener embodying` my invention, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which- Figure l shows a plan view of the fastener 5 Figure 2 Vshows a side elevation of the same;

Figure 3 is a front end elevation of the same;

Figure a is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. l.

Referring more particularly to the drawing: 1 is the base of the fastener having lugs 2, 2 for securing it to the bag frame in the ordinary manner. 3 is a catch lever pivf oted to the base by a pin 4. 5 is a spring secured to the base and bearing against the angular end of the lever so as to hold it in either closed or open position. The features above described are well known features in fasteners of this type.

In order to make the fastener easier to operate and more elegant in appearance, I provide the front end of the lever with a depending lip 6 which extends downward.

below the plane of the top of the base so as to cover the crevice that would otherwise appear between the lever of the base at the front end of the fastener when the lever is down and to afford an enlarged surface adapted to be engaged by a thumb or finger in lifting the lever. The outer surface of this lip is preferably beveled away as shown at 7 so as to curve or slope downwardly and inwardly when the lever is in closed position as yshown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

l/Vhen this lip is usedfthe fastener is prefv erably made of cast parts so as to be heavy and substantial and is especially adapted for use upon high-grade expensive bags.

The lever is provided with an ordinary prong 8 adapted to engage a hasp on the other member'of the frame in the well known manner.

My fastener in the lip abovel referred to not only makes the lever easier to lift but also adds to the appearance and finish of the fastener'.l l

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits of various modificationsfwithout departing fromthe spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. In a bag fastener having a base and a catch lever pivoted thereto, a lip depending from the front end of said lever so as to cover the end face of'said base and eXtendrnnnniok J. LAU. l 

